George O'Brien
Acting
George O'Brien (April 19, 1899 – September 4, 1985) was an American actor, popular during the silent film era and into the talkie era of the 1930s, best known today as the lead actor in F. W. Murnau's 1927 film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. He also starred in East Side, West Side (1927), The Johnstown Floor (1926), and John Ford's The Iron Horse (1924). The day before his seventh birthday the Great Earthquake of 1906 hit San Francisco. He and his family nearly died and were homeless for months. He served in World War I and World War II.
Born: April 18, 1899 · San Francisco, California, USA
Filmography (20)
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
2023
Actor: Self (archive foot…
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
Actor: Major Braden
TV
Studio 57
1954
Actor
TV
This Is Your Life
1952
Actor
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
Actor: Maj. Mac Allshard
Fort Apache
1948
Actor: Capt. Sam Collingw…
My Wild Irish Rose
1947
Actor: 'Duke' Muldoon
December 7th
1943
Actor: Single Voice of th…
The Renegade Ranger
1938
Actor: Captain Jack Steel…
Daniel Boone
1936
Actor: Daniel Boone
Seas Beneath
1931
Actor: Cmdr. Robert 'Bob'…
Noah's Ark
1928
Actor: Travis / Japheth
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927
Actor: The Man (Anses)
The Blue Eagle
1926
Actor: George Darcy
3 Bad Men
1926
Actor: Dan O'Malley
Fig Leaves
1926
Actor: Adam Smith
The Johnstown Flood
1926
Actor: Tom O'Day
The Iron Horse
1925
Actor: Davy Brandon
The Sea Hawk
1924
Actor: Galley Slave (uncr…
Moran of the Lady Letty
1922
Actor: Deck Hand